Definition of Elusiveness

1. Noun. The quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down. "The author's elusiveness may at times be construed as evasiveness"

Generic synonyms: Unclearness
Derivative terms: Elusive, Elusive, Elusive

Definition of Elusiveness

1. Noun. The state of being elusive ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Elusiveness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elusiveness

eluders
eludes
eludible
eluding
eluent
eluents
elumbated
eluotropic
elurophobia
elurophobias
elusion
elusions
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elusive ulcer
elusively
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elusivenesses
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elutant
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elution volume
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elutors
elutriate

Literary usage of Elusiveness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Editorial Comments on the Life and Work of Mary Baker Eddy by Christian Science Publishing Society (1911)
"They are rather so profound in their elusiveness that that form of belief which brings peace of mind and contentment of soul to its followers, ..."

2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1912)
"The difficulty is real: we have all suffered from the elusiveness, ... We seek to reassure the beginner by pointing out that elusiveness and ..."

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